"driva" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdriːˌva/ Audio: Sv-driva.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|drífa|g=f}} Old Norse drífa f Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} driva c, {{sv-noun|c}} driva c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], driva [indefinite, nominative, singular], drivas [genitive, indefinite, singular], drivan [definite, nominative, singular], drivans [definite, genitive, singular], drivor [indefinite, nominative, plural], drivors [genitive, indefinite, plural], drivorna [definite, nominative, plural], drivornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a drift (usually of snow) Tags: common-gender Synonyms: snödriva
    Sense id: en-driva-sv-noun-bJXva3Jl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈdriːˌva/ Audio: Sv-driva.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|driva|drīva}} Old Swedish drīva, {{inh|sv|non|drífa}} Old Norse drífa, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*drībaną}} Proto-Germanic *drībaną, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*dʰreybʰ-||to drive, push}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|driver|preterite|drev|supine|drivit|imperative|driv|head=driva}} driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv), {{sv-verb-irr|driver|drev|drivit|driv}} driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-st|driv|drev|driv|class=1}}, {{sv-conj-st|drif|dref|drif|class=1|end=fv|head=drifva|note=obsolete spelling, used before 1906}} Forms: driver [present], drev [preterite], drivit [supine], driv [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], driva [active, infinitive], drivas [infinitive, passive], drivit [active, supine], drivits [passive, supine], driv [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], driven [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], driver [active, indicative, present], drev [active, indicative, past], drivs [indicative, passive, present], drives [indicative, passive, present], drevs [indicative, passive, past], driva [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], drevo [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], drivas [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], drevos [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], drive [active, dated, present, subjunctive], dreve [active, dated, past, subjunctive], drives [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], dreves [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], drivande [active, participle, past, present], driven [active, participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], drifva [active, infinitive], drifvas [infinitive, passive], drifvit [active, supine], drifvits [passive, supine], drif [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], drifven [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], drifver [active, indicative, present], dref [active, indicative, past], drifs [indicative, passive, present], drifves [indicative, passive, present], drefs [indicative, passive, past], drifva [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], drefvo [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], drifvas [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], drefvos [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], drifve [active, dated, present, subjunctive], drefve [active, dated, past, subjunctive], drifves [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], drefves [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], drifvande [active, participle, past, present], drifven [active, participle, past]
  1. to drive (to compel)
    Sense id: en-driva-sv-verb-sv:to_drive__to_compel_
  2. to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
    Sense id: en-driva-sv-verb-lel0lbwX Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 14 32 26 24
  3. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
    Sense id: en-driva-sv-verb-y3QTMl4s
  4. (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something) Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-driva-sv-verb-sv:take_the_piss
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: bedriva, drift, drivkraft, drivning, drivved, framdriva, fördriva, gendriva, genomdriva, indriva, uppdriva, utdriva, överdriva, driftkucku, göra sig lustig över, åtlöje

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "drifva",
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      "form": "drifvas",
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      "form": "drifvit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
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      "form": "drifvits",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "drif",
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "drifven",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
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      "word": "driftkucku"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "göra sig lustig över"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "åtlöje"
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              3,
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          "english": "They were driven out of the city",
          "text": "De drevs ut ur staden",
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          "english": "She is driven by hatred of society",
          "text": "Hon drivs av hat mot samhället",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)"
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          "english": "make fun of / take the piss out of something",
          "text": "driva med något",
          "translation": "make fun of / take the piss out of something",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "make fun of",
          "make fun of"
        ],
        [
          "mess with",
          "mess with"
        ],
        [
          "take the piss",
          "take the piss"
        ],
        [
          "tease",
          "tease"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with med (“with”)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:take the piss"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdriːˌva/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-driva.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Sv-driva.ogg/Sv-driva.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Sv-driva.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "driva"
}

Download raw JSONL data for driva meaning in Swedish (12.2kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
  "path": [
    "driva"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "driva",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
  "path": [
    "driva"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "driva",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
  "path": [
    "driva"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "driva",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
  "path": [
    "driva"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "driva",
  "trace": ""
}

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